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The Latest Breaking News from Crystal Dynamics

Microsoft is closing down Xbox studio The Initiative, with Perfect Dark killed as well — joining Everwild and ZeniMax's new IP, and other unannounced projects

Microsoft is closing down The Initiative, after 7 years. The partnership with Crystal Dynamics will end, and "Perfect Dark" will be cancelled.

Windows Central

Xbox Just Quietly Added Tomb Raider's Most Memorable Modern Adventure

The best chapter in the 2010s Tomb Raider trilogy is now on Xbox Game Pass, and the underrated gem is well worth your time.

Inverse

Embracer CEO who oversaw the staggering $2B blunder that led to studio closures and layoffs is now set to become its executive chair, focusing on 'mergers and acquisitions and capital allocation'

Lars Wingefors is stepping down as Embracer CEO, but he's not going away.

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Embracer spins off Coffee Stain and 250 game studios under it, including devs of Satisfactory and Deep Rock Galactic, while rebranding The Lord of the Rings group

Fellowship Entertainment is still in charge of Lord of the Rings, Tomb Raider, Kingdom Come Deliverance, and more

GamesRadar

Eidos Montreal lays off more employees: 'We don’t have the capacity to entirely reallocate them to our other ongoing projects'

The Embracer-owned studio is putting "up to 75" people out of work.

PC Gamer

Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics lays off 17 employees 'to better align our current business needs and the studio's future success'

Crystal Dynamics is currently working on a new Tomb Raider game and is also co-developing a Perfect Dark reboot.

PC Gamer

5 years after Avengers, 2 years after its last layoffs, and who knows how long before Perfect Dark and Tomb Raider return, Crystal Dynamics announces another round of layoffs

The news "does not alter our current project plans"

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Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered review: A more than worthy remaster

Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered is another triumphant celebration of a dormant series from developers Aspyr. The studio’s return to Nosgoth improves on the second and third games in the Legacy of Kain series in a host of meaningful ways while adding a host of terrific extras.

TechRadar

22 Years Later, Tomb Raider's Most Divisive Adventure Is Getting a Second Chance

Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics are rounding out their remasters of the original Tomb Raider games with a re-release of the fourth, fifth, and sixth games in the series.

Inverse

The Legend of Lara Croft showrunner says Crystal Dynamics would "gently hint" at what could be included in the Netflix series because "they might be thinking about it" for the new Tomb Raider game

Exclusive: Tasha Huo talks to GamesRadar+ about working alongside the Tomb Raider developer

Total Film

The Tomb Raider series has sold 100 million copies and is now getting three more remasters - including Lara Croft's worst-reviewed game

Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered comes with the series' divisive Angel of Darkness

GamesRadar

Tomb Raider publisher says "things are progressing" with the next Lara Croft game and that Crystal Dynamics is "fairly sheltered" from the layoffs wracking Embracer

"I mean, there's some really great ideas here"

GamesRadar

Tomb Raider fans in shambles after Lara Croft turns up at Opening Night Live as part of a Naraka: Bladepoint crossover, not the long-overdue new game they got excited for

The last Tomb Raider game was nearly 6 years ago

GamesRadar

Cool statues at Comic-Con might've leaked upcoming Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver remasters

Raziel is overdue for a revisit.

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Player One

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Series Remaster Teased at San Diego Comic-Con 2024

A booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 supposedly leaked that remasters of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 and 2 will be coming in the future.

GamesRadar

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver graphic novel The Dead Shall Rise is a canonical prequel to the classic action game

The new book delves into Raziel's backstory

GamesRadar

Perfect Dark looks way better than I was expecting it to, and I'm excited to see how Crystal Dynamics gives Joanna the Lara Croft treatment

Opinion | Joanna Dark's new adventure continues CD's flair for bringing classic video game heroines to modern audiences

Windows Central

Perfect Dark FAQ: Xbox Game Pass, story, gameplay, and everything you need to know

Xbox's Perfect Dark is an upcoming spy shooter that provides a new take on an old franchise. Here's everything you need to know.

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GamesRadar

Original GoldenEye and Perfect Dark composer “would’ve loved” to work on the reboot, but the studio “chose someone else”

The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics are revisiting Perfect Dark after nearly 20 years

The Guardian - UK

Perfect Dark, Indiana Jones and a new Gears of War: all the new games from the Xbox Games Showcase

In the middle of a troubled year for Xbox, Microsoft showed a packed slate of games for its Game Pass subscription service in 2024 and 2025

Windows Central

Perfect Dark finally emerged with gameplay during the Xbox Games Showcase 2024

Perfect Dark, a spy shooter being developed by The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics, finally reemerged during the Xbox Games Showcase 2024.

Player One

Amazon Prime Gives Go Signal for New Show Based on the Tomb Raider Series

Amazon Prime is releasing a new show based on the Tomb Raider franchise. It's going to be produced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Amazon turns to another major game franchise after enormous Fallout success

Prime Video is doubling down on game adaptations, with Tomb Raider next on the agenda.

Tom’s Guide

Amazon confirms a 'Tomb Raider' series for Prime Video — and it could be just as big as 'Fallout'

Prime Video has ordered a live-action "Tomb Raider" series, and it could be another hit video game adaptation alongside "Fallout".

Windows Central

Rocksteady's 'Suicide Squad' game sinks to an all-time low player base, which doesn't bode well for the game's future

SteamDB reports that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's concurrent player base has sunk below 118 players, indicating that players have almost completely lost interest in the game.

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